NAFC Marine Centre Covid update. The NAFC Marine Centre hopes to be able to resume some face-to-face teaching from the 1st of February, if Shetland remains in COVID Protection Level […]
NAFC Marine Centre UHI secures National Lottery support NAFC Marine Centre UHI has received funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) to establish a, ‘Shetland Community Wildlife Group’. This exciting […]
NAFC apprentices are ALBAS winners. NAFC Marine Centre UHI students were named as winner and runner-up in the Aquaculture category of the 19th Lantra Scotland Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture […]
NAFC apprentices named as ALBAS finalists. Two NAFC aquaculture apprentices are amongst the select group of Scotland’s top trainees and rural learners named as finalists for Lantra Scotland’s 19th Awards […]
New NAFC route to careers at sea. A new course being launched by the NAFC Marine Centre UHI in January is aimed at students interested in pursuing a career at […]
NAFC Students of the Year. The NAFC Marine Centre has named its Students of the Year in the annual awards sponsored by the University of the Highlands and Islands. The […]
NAFC Charts a Course for Shellfish Producers – Work carried out by the NAFC Marine Centre UHI has identified the expansion of knowledge of the marine environment to drive improvements […]
NAFC in running for aquaculture award. The NAFC Marine Centre UHI has been shortlisted for a prestigious international award for its aquaculture training courses. The Centre has been shortlisted for […]
NAFC staff long service recognised. The NAFC Marine Centre has marked the long service of two staff who have worked there for a total of 45 years: Caroline Hepburn who […]
NAFC Student in Finals for British Education Awards – NAFC Student Emma Rochester has been named as a finalist in the British Education Awards. Emma was nominated for the award […]
Two NAFC students on short-list for Lantra Scotland awards. Two NAFC students are among the country’s top trainees named as finalists in Lantra Scotland’s 2020 Awards for Land-based and Aquaculture […]
Prizes for NAFC Students. Fourteen students were awarded prizes on Wednesday at the NAFC Marine Centre UHI’s annual awards ceremony in recognition of their efforts and achievements during the academic […]
NAFC fish welfare course goes global. Online learning is enabling the NAFC Marine Centre UHI in Shetland to deliver its Fish Welfare training course to a global market, with students […]
Busy year for Shetland marine scientists. More than 55,000 fish and shellfish were measured at sea and on shore by scientists from the NAFC Marine Centre UHI during 2018. The […]
It’s a National first for John McCulloch from Unst, becoming the first person in Britain to complete a ground-breaking professional development programme in Aquaculture Management developed by the NAFC Marine […]
New strategic partnership between SPFA and Shetland UHI will boost pelagic fish stock science. The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and Shetland UHI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]
SPFA and Shetland UHI agree new strategic partnership to boost pelagic fish stock science. The Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association (SPFA) and Shetland UHI have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) […]
SSMO hits out at ‘tiny minority’ for risking sustainability gains. Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO) has hit out at ‘tiny minority’ for risking sustainability gains. The Board of the organisation […]
Seafood Shetland receives grant for harmful algal bloom project. Seafood Shetland has received a grant of £54,328 from the Coastal Communities Fund for a cutting-edge scientific initiative to support the […]
MSC audit success for Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation. The Shetland Shellfish Management Organisation (SSMO) has been successful in passing their annual Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification audit for their Brown […]